Included in this issue:

- MEP to broadcast urban air quality everyday

- Beijing implements the 15^th phrase of Air Pollution Control Measures

- China to launch survey of energy conservation measures

- China International Cyclic Economy Expo debuts at Qingdao

- 69% of Chinese willing to shift lifestyle for climate

AIR QUALITY

- Facts

Yibin: air quality keeps improving in the first 9 months (October 23, 2008)

According to the data from the environmental monitoring center of Yibin city, Sichuan province, the air quality keeps improving in the first 9 months of this year. The average API is 65, and the good air quality days reach 269, accounting for 98.2% of total monitored days (274).

Chinese link: http://www.ybxww.com/content/2008-10/23/2008102381420.htm

- Initiatives

MEP to broadcast urban air quality everyday (October 24, 2008)

Yesterday (October 22), the website of the data center of MEP was open to the public, and started to broadcast urban air quality daily and showed the best 10 city with good air quality.

The data center focuses on data, tables and figures, which will help to demonstrate air quality rank of all cities in our country vividly.

Chinese link: http://www.vecc-sepa.org.cn/news/news_detail.jsp?newsid=27980

Beijing implements the 15^th phrase of Air Pollution Control Measures (October 23, 2008)

Recently, Beijing government has formulated and started to implement the 15^th phrase of Air Pollution Control Measures to build the air quality improvement system in the long term. According to the 15^th phrase measures, the vehicles with yellow label will be banned inner Fifth Ring of Beijing.

Chinese link: http://www.vecc-sepa.org.cn/news/news_detail.jsp?newsid=27964

Dongguan: 3 monitoring stations to be used (October 21, 2008)

Based on the information from Dongguan EPB, the city government will start to monitor air quality by 3 new monitoring stations. The new stations are laid on Xiping in south city, Shijing in east city and Wanjiang Jianyong. These stations will be used to monitor SO2, NO2, NO, O3 and PM10 in the air of Dongguan city.

Chinese link: http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/dishi/2008-10/21/content_14699649.htm

ENERGY

- Facts

Xingtai becomes the first solar energy construction city (October 26, 2008)

Yesterday, Xingtai city of Hebei province awarded the tablet of "Solar Energy Construction City" issued by China Association of Resources Comprehensive Utilization of renewable energy professional committees, China Rural Energy Industry Association Professional Committee of the use of solar thermal, China Renewable Energy Society of Professional Committee of the construction of solar energy. The usage of solar energy saved more than 10 thousand tones of standard coal, reduced more than 6800 tones SO2 and dust and saved electricity 33 million KWh.

Chinese link: http://www3.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2008-10/26/content_14739795.htm

The first report on Carbon Information Disclosing Project (CDP) of China published (October 24, 2008)

The report on Carbon Information Disclosing Project (CDP) of China was published in the afternoon on October 24 in Beijing city. It is the first research report based on the information and data of GHG from Chinese listed companies.

Chinese link: http://www.shidi.org/sf_D9AFFB420CAE4C6A8D074B247130E389_151_wwfchina.html

-Initiatives

China, Russia pledge to push forward energy cooperation (October 26, 2008)

MOSCOW - Senior Chinese and Russian officials pledged to push forward the two countries' energy cooperation during a high-level energy negotiators' meeting here on Sunday.

"During this conference... we exchanged views and reached consensus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in oil and gas, nuclear energy and electricity," said Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, commenting on the talks with his Russian counterpart Igor Sechin.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/26/content_7142128.htm

China-Japan CDM seminar is held in Dunhuang (October 26, 2008)

China-Japan CDM seminar is held by Energy Institute of NDRC in Dunhuang in the afternoon of October 24. The participants included the experts from NDRC, Tsinghua University, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Gansu, and the functionaries for company project.

Chiense link: http://www.gs.xinhuanet.com/news/2008-10/26/content_14739358.htm

Guizhou: GDP unit energy consumption will reduce by 20% by 2010 (October 23, 2008)

Guizhou province government launched plan to cope with climate change of Guizhou on October 22. Based on the plan, Guizhou will improve growth method and will reduce GDP unit energy consumption by 20% by 2010 comparing with 2005 in order to slow CO2 emissions.

Chinese link: http://www3.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2008-10/23/content_14713605.htm

Enviro Energy seeks new coalbed methane reserves (October 22, 2008)

As international communities fear that global oil reserves will dry up in 30 years, energy companies are racing to tackle the energy dearth. And Enviro Energy International Holdings is looking to increase its oil and natural gas production. The company's chairman and chief executive officer, Kenny Chan, said that coalbed methane (CBM) provides sustainable energy, and his company is mining it.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2008-10/22/content_7126878.htm

PetroChina to increase investment in oil, gas (October 21, 2008)

BEIJING - PetroChina Company Limited will increase its investment in its oil and gas business from 60 to 70 percent in 2009, said company chairman Jiang Jiemin on Tuesday.

PetroChina's losses during the global financial crisis are "limited and under control", Jiang told reporters after a shareholders meeting. He said it's because the company has focused the majority of its business on oil and gas production and exploration in the past few years.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126767.htm

China to launch survey of energy conservation measures (October 20, 2008)

China's government is to conduct a nationwide survey of efforts by local governments to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The government has set a target of reducing energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 percent and major pollutant emissions by 10 percent from the 2005 levels by 2010, in a bid to protect environment and insure a sustainable development. "However, the country still faces great difficulties in fulfilling the commitment, and the situation remains arduous," said National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) deputy director Xie Zhenhua on Monday.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/20/content_7125952.htm

TRANSPORT

-facts

Jiaonan got good effects from the monitoring network of vehicles exhaust pollution (October 24, 2008)

According to the result of examination by Jiaonan government, the city got good effects from themonitoring network of vehicles exhaust pollution. To improve the monitoring system, Jiaonan EPB will build the monitoring data and information transferring network to supervise the monitoring activities. Meanwhile, the data will be shared by EPB, Public Security Bureau and traffic department.

Chinese link: http://www.vecc-sepa.org.cn/news/news_detail.jsp?newsid=27978

-Initiatives

Guiyang starts socialized vehicles exhaust monitoring in the pilot areas (October 24, 2008)

Guiyang city started socialized vehicles exhaust monitoring in the pilot areas. By the end of 2010, the socialized vehicles exhaust monitoring will be comprehensively implemented in 9 main cities of the province.

Chinese link: http://www.vecc-sepa.org.cn/news/news_detail.jsp?newsid=27979

OTHERS

Chinese firms newest members of global environment body (October 26, 2008)

Three Chinese companies have joined The Climate Group (TCG), an environmental watchdog and advocator of a low-carbon economy, the London-based non-governmental organization (NGO) announced on Friday.

China Mobile, Broad Air Conditioning Holdings and Suntech Power were the first Chinese mainland partners to join the movement to cooperate on environmental issues.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/26/content_7141770.htm

China calls for Asia-Europe co-op for sustainable development (October 25, 2008)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday called for more cooperation between Asian and European nations to promote sustainable development. Wen made the remarks when addressing the behind-the-door meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to discuss issues concerning the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG), climate change, energy security and social harmony.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/25/content_7141110.htm

Spain to loan China $460 million (October 24, 2008)

Spain signed an agreement with China on Thursday to lend up to 360 million euros ($460.5 million) to China between 2008 and 2010. Of the total, 20 million euros will be used to help the reconstruction in Sichuan after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit the region on May 12, according to an inter-government fiscal cooperation agreement signed by the Minister of Finance Xie Xuren and the Spanish Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Miguel Sebastian Gascon on Thursday. The 20 million euro unconditional loan to Sichuan would mainly be used for environment projects, urban infrastructure construction, energy-saving and emission reduction, the Ministry of Finance said on its website.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/24/content_7138931.htm

Reform, open-up have led China to sustainable development (October 24, 2008)

"Since reform and opening-up, China has achieved eye-catching development and gradually risen up to be a global power. What's more important is that reform and opening-up have helped China find a path of sustainable development," the Colombian ambassador to China, Guillermo Ricardo Velez, told Xinhua in an interview Wednesday.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/24/content_7136504.htm

China International Cyclic Economy Expo debuts at Qingdao (October 24, 2008)

The First China International Cyclic Economy Expo 2008 (CICExpo) kicked off at Qingdao International Convention Center. The expo will be held from October 23 to 25.

In nature, the cyclic economy is a kind of ecological economy, which demands that ecological law guide economic activities instead of mechanical law.

Under the theme of 'Developing Cyclic Economy for a Resource-saving and Environment-friendly Society', "CICExpo will accelerate the process of transforming innovative achievements and promote cooperation between Chinese and overseas enterprises. The expo will exert a positive influence on world's cyclic economy," Xia Geng, mayor of Qingdao said.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-10/24/content_7139754.htm

Climate change talks 'must continue' (October 24, 2008)

China and Denmark discussed cooperation on climate change issues during a meeting in Beijing yesterday.

Addressing the meeting, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the current global economic crisis should not be a cause for delaying action on climate change.

"No doubt, the financial crisis will be used as an excuse to water down the climate change agenda," Rasmussen said.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/24/content_7135834.htm

69% of Chinese willing to shift lifestyle for climate (October 21, 2008)

BEIJING -- Up to 69 percent of Chinese consumers surveyed are willing to change their lifestyles so as to help with global efforts to slow down the climate change, according to a latest survey.

Findings of the survey, which was conducted on 1,000 consumers in 16 major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, were released earlier this week by Beijing consumer association and Beijing climate center.

English link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7125741.htm